Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-10-2020
Abstract
In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, social media was flooded with reports of animals reclaiming abandoned environments. According to one widely shared post, dolphins had returned to the canals of Venice.
While many of those stories have since been debunked, conservationists are providing legitimate reports of cleaner air and water, and wildlife reclaiming contested habitats.
With widespread closures of parks and conservation areas around the world, could this be an opportunity to transform the way we manage and use these protected environments?
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Publication Information
Stinson, James and Lunstrum, Elizabeth (Libby). (2020). "Coronavirus Closures Could Lead to a Radical Revolution in Conservation". The Conversation, .